Technology Tidbits: Thoughts of a Cyber Hero

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

GoClass the wonderful educational tool for mobile learning and flipping a classroom has just had a major redesign. This new sleeker look makes it easy to conduct lessons via any device and track student progress. These new icons and drop downs is very user friendly, as well as the ability to generate detailed reports to help differentiate instruction.

NumberShire is an excellent Web based/iOS app game for grades K-2nd learning Math. NumberShire takes place in a fun animated Renaissance-style period where student play through mini games and complete quests to earn rewards and learn different concepts of Math. The class version tracks student data and the game is aligned to Common Core Standards.

I highly recommend checking out NumberShire by clicking here!!!
For a more detailed review check out Edshelf.

Monday, March 2, 2015

30hands Pro is the new paid iOS app from 30hands Learning. This is a great purchase as it unlocks all the features in the free 30hands app such as: importing video clips, Dropbox/Google Drive integration, and Hi-Res video exporting.

30hands is the amazingly simple to use app w/ drag-n-drop interface that allows users to sync up 30hand online educational community.
photos w/ audio recordings to create stunning presentations. This can be used for digital storytelling, Project Based Learning, or even to "Flip" a lesson. Also, the exporting features allows the video to be saved to the mobile device's camera roll or uploaded to the free

Make It is a great iOS app for teachers that currently is free. This multifunctional app allows educators or students to create a wide variety of activities such as: games, stories, slideshows, and much much more. A user can upload their own content or use the one that come w/ the app (i.e. slide templates, images, sounds, etc.) Designed for Grades K-2nd, Make It comes w/ interactive menus, drawing tools, the ability to create quizzes, and more to allows for endless possibilities.

Registration is now open for DimensionU's latest virtual Math competition. This is a 5 week, multiplayer video game competition that uses DimentionU's innovative 3D games. The competition starts March 23rd, and consists of four weekly qualifying rounds, where the top 5 gamers from each week move on to the finals. The registration fee is $9.95 and there are lots of prizes for weekly winners and four grand prize winners.

The first 5- people to register will receive a free Spring Spectacular t-shirt.

EDpuzzle is vastly becoming one of the premiere web/iOS tools around for learning in the classroom. This is fantastic free tool for editing a video, cropping, adding quizzes/polls, narration, etc. then embedding into site/blog. It is being used to flip a classroom or lesson, Project Based Learning, grading/assessing, and even for differentiating instruction. The educational portal allows students to sign-up w/out needing an email account and lets educators track student progress in real-time.

Seesaw is a fantastic free iOS app that students can use to create digital portfolios or journals. These journals can contain anything from audio to video, photos, and even drawn upon. Best of all, are the teacher tools that allows educators to create class lists and manage and track all students. Finally, there are a ton of great resources for educators, such as lesson plans, printouts, QR codes for singing up (or class code), parent notifications, and more.

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David Kapuler

I have been working w/ technology and education for over 14 years in a school setting. I'm looking for work in a K-12 environment as a Technology Integration/Support Specialist in WI/IL. Contact email - dkapuler@gmail.com
I'm currently looking to get my Mac OS/Repair Certification, as well as a Masters in Technology Integration.
Also, I have a solid background in web design, w/ network/server support.
On a personal note, I';m a proud father of 3 boys and 1 girl, and have been married for 10 years.